Futures Isle

Name

Futures Isle

Legal name

Futures Isle

Website

https://futuresisle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Employment and Workforce Development Consulting

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Support Services & Case Management (Coaching, Wraparound) (EDAAAOAK), Incumbent Worker Training & Upskilling (EDAAAOAE)

Keywords

• Youth employment programs
• Workforce development consulting
• Entrepreneurship facilitation services
• Career pathway programs
• Regional community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Tasmania

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Business Support and Consulting: Providing facilitation, program management and consulting services to organisations, projects and initiatives. Acts as Entrepreneurship Facilitators and Local Jobs Program Support Officers.
2. Government Program Delivery: Contracted by government bodies including Department of Education Tasmania, Local Jobs Program, and National Careers Institute to deliver workforce development and youth empowerment programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Futures Isle is a facilitation, program management, and consulting company that partners with government bodies, NGOs, and community initiatives to deliver youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, and workforce development programs. Core services include acting as Local Jobs Program Support Officers in North and North West Tasmania, facilitating ABC Trailblazers, Heywire, and Takeover youth programs, delivering entrepreneurship mentoring, and running work readiness workshops through the Beacon Foundation. The team of two co-founders operates from Tasmania and delivers services across regional Australia and selectively internationally.

Product overview

Futures Isle is a service-based consultancy operating as facilitators, program managers/developers and consultants, rather than a product-based technology company. The company offers a portfolio of youth empowerment and career development programs including the Local Jobs Program Support, ABC Trailblazers, Heywire, and Takeover programs for youth storytelling and mentoring. Additional services include entrepreneurship facilitation, work readiness programs through Beacon Foundation, Australian Training Awards finalist development, and event coordination for employment outcomes. The company also delivers ad-hoc services including school workshops, impact consulting, and regional development. These programs work together to support job seekers, employers, and communities in Tasmania and regional Australia, with a focus on fostering local opportunities to enable people to forge their career paths on the island rather than relocating to mainland Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Jobs Program Support Acting as Support Officer for the Local Jobs Program in North & North West Tasmania, connecting employers, jobseekers, initiatives and events to create employment outcomes, pathways and opportunities, with a focus on re-skilling, up-skilling and employment pathways.
• Local Jobs Events Organizing, running, promoting and sharing events including Jobs Fairs, employment information sessions, Jobs in the Pub, and Welcome evenings to create employment opportunities in North & North West Tasmania.
• Local Recovery Fund Administration Administering the Local Recovery Fund (LRF) for projects meeting priorities identified in the Local Jobs Plan, supporting regional economic recovery initiatives.
• ABC Trailblazers Facilitation Facilitation support for the ABC Trailblazers program, championing young regional change makers aged 18-28 showcasing their stories and growing their impact through ongoing mentoring and support.
• Heywire Program Facilitation Facilitation of the Heywire storytelling program for people aged 16-22 living in regional or rural Australia, encouraging young people to tell stories about life outside major cities.
• Takeover Program Facilitation Facilitation of the Takeover place-based program amplifying voices of young people aged 12-18, delivered in-person, online or hybrid format with storytelling competitions and networking.
• Trailblazers Expansion Expansion program run in collaboration with The Sally Foundation and Trailblazer Impact Network, providing all Trailblazers with ongoing support, funding opportunities and mentoring to grow their skills, projects and impact.
• Australian Training Awards Finalist Development Working with state and territory training award finalists to provide networking, connection, upskilling, personal brand development through intensive workshops and interactive sessions for the national Australian Training Awards competition.
• Beacon Foundation Programs (HIP and GrIPP) Half and one-day work readiness programs for young people in years 7-12 that boost employability skills and build real-life connections to the world of work, designed to increase confidence for transition from education into the workforce.
• Entrepreneurship Facilitation One-on-one and group mentoring to support people finding potential pathways for empowered futures, including business development and self-employment guidance. Taz Devadass mentored over 650 people in this capacity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16,000+ people facilitated across workshops and programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• The Sally FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Working in collaboration with The Sally Foundation and the Trailblazer Impact Network since 2021 to run the Trailblazers Expansion. This program provides ongoing support, funding opportunities and mentoring to grow Trailblazers' skills, projects and impact.
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Futures Isle has been working with ABC since 2019 to facilitate ABC Trailblazers, Heywire, and Takeover programs. These initiatives support young regional Australians aged 12-28 through storytelling, mentoring, and networking opportunities. Taz and Em have had the honour of working with Trailblazer cohorts since 2019.
• The National Careers InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFutures Isle works with National Careers Institute and Australian Training Awards finalists to provide networking, connection, up-skilling, personal brand development through intensive workshops and interactive sessions.
• The Beacon FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaz and Em have been facilitators across Australia for Beacon's High Impact Programs (HIP) and Growth Industry Preparation Program (GrIPP). These work readiness programs help young people in years 7-12 feel more confident for their transition from education into the workforce.
• Department of Education TasmaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on the Youth Enterprise Program - working with a passionate team as subject matter experts in the development of a practical, engaging in-school subject focusing on real-world enterprise skills.
• University of TasmaniasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with University of Tasmania on the Indigenous Business Supply Project. Working alongside National Indigenous Australians Agency, Supply Nation, Indigenous Business Australia, and Kooparoona Niara Tours to create a database of Tasmanian Aboriginal owned businesses.
• Local Jobs Program (North & North West Tasmania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFutures Isle acts as Support Officers in the Local Jobs Program, working with the legendary North & North West Tasmanian Employment Facilitator James McCormack and the Local Jobs Taskforce. The program brings together expertise, resources and access to funding to support job seekers and communities with focus on re-skilling, up-skilling and employment pathways.
• National Indigenous Australians AgencysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Indigenous Business Supply Project to create a comprehensive database of Tasmanian Aboriginal owned businesses.
• Supply NationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Indigenous Business Supply Project working to support Aboriginal owned businesses in Tasmania.
• Indigenous Business AustraliasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Indigenous Business Supply Project to support Indigenous business development in Tasmania.
• Royal Flying Doctors ServicesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with 2021 Tasmanian Scholarship Recipients to interview and create documented video experiences from placements across Australia. Turned these stories into a 1 hour hybrid celebration presentation hosted at University of Tasmania and to an online audience.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Smith Family: National Australian charity supporting young Australians' education and employment pathways, including career mentoring and work-readiness initiatives. Comparable in mission, target demographic, and partnership-driven program delivery.
• Beacon Foundation: Delivers work-readiness programs (HIP, GrIPP) for Australian secondary students — the same programs Futures Isle facilitates. Direct overlap in product offering, target audience (regional youth), and delivery model.
• Foundation for Young Australians: Australian non-profit focused on young people's education, employment, and civic participation. Highly comparable given co-founder Taz's recognition as a FYA Young Social Pioneer and the shared focus on youth empowerment and pathways in Australia.
• AFL SportsReady: Australian not-for-profit providing youth employment pathways, traineeships, and work-readiness programs. Comparable in mission, target demographic (regional Australian youth), and partnership-driven program model.

Broad incumbents

• Mission Australia: Large national non-profit providing employment services, youth programs, and community support across Australia. Operates in the same workforce development and youth empowerment space but at substantially greater scale and breadth.
• APM (Advanced Personnel Management): Global employment services, workforce solutions, and community services provider operating extensively in Australia. Comparable in delivering government-funded employment and disability employment programs across regions.
• atwork Australia: Australian employment services provider focused on disadvantaged job seekers, including youth and people with disability. Comparable in delivering government-contracted employment programs at regional and national scale.
• MAX Solutions (MAX Employment): Major Australian employment services provider delivering government-funded employment programs (including DES and Local Jobs adjacent programs). Directly comparable in government-contract-driven employment service delivery but at national scale.

Regional players

• Sureway Employment: Australian employment services provider with strong presence in regional areas, delivering government-funded employment and training programs. Comparable as a regional-focused employment services contractor.
• Regional Development Australia (Tasmania Committees): Australian government-funded network of regional development bodies, including Tasmanian committees focused on regional economic and workforce development. Operates as a facilitator/convener of regional employment and skills initiatives in similar geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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